Porto São Bento

E1003756

Porto São Bento is a historic railway station in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its ornate azulejo tile panels and central role in the city’s commuter and regional rail network.

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Porto-São Bento 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway station
train station
transport infrastructure
architect José Marques da Silva NERFINISHED
cityCentreAccess central Porto
connectedTo Porto Metro at Aliados station (walking distance)
coordinates 41.145°N 8.610°W
country Portugal
electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
formerUse site of São Bento da Avé-Maria Benedictine convent
hasFeature azulejo tile panels
large main hall decorated with tiles
terminal platforms
hasFunction terminus for several northern Portugal lines
hasPassengerInformationSystems yes
hasStationBuilding monumental façade facing Praça de Almeida Garrett
hasTicketOffice yes
hasWaitingRoom yes
heritageStatus considered one of Portugal’s most beautiful railway stations
isTouristAttraction yes
languageOfSignage Portuguese
locatedIn Norte Region NERFINISHED
Porto NERFINISHED
Porto District NERFINISHED
namedAfter São Bento (Saint Benedict) NERFINISHED
nearbyAttraction Avenida dos Aliados NERFINISHED
Clérigos Tower NERFINISHED
Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) NERFINISHED
numberOfPlatforms 6
openingDate 1916-10-05
operatedBy Comboios de Portugal NERFINISHED
ownedBy Infraestruturas de Portugal NERFINISHED
primaryUse commuter rail
regional rail
railwayLine Douro line (partial suburban services) NERFINISHED
Porto–Braga railway NERFINISHED
Porto–Caíde/Marco de Canaveses railway NERFINISHED
Porto–Guimarães railway NERFINISHED
serves Porto metropolitan area NERFINISHED
stationCode POB NERFINISHED
structureType at-grade
style Beaux-Arts
ticketing serves CP Urbanos do Porto services
tileArtist Jorge Colaço NERFINISHED
tilePanelsDepict historical scenes of Portugal
rural life in Portugal

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Linha de Guimarães hasStation Porto São Bento
this entity surface form: Porto-São Bento
Linha de Aveiro startStation Porto São Bento
Linha de Guimarães startStation Porto São Bento
this entity surface form: Porto-São Bento
Linha de Braga terminus Porto São Bento
Linha do Douro terminusStation Porto São Bento